Is tonight's game in HD? I use Time Warner as my CP in Houston and have actually never caught a game on HD. I don't know the freaking station that the Astros broadcast in HD. I don't watch much TV, at all, so I'm not an expert on TWC and their channel offerings. Please help me if that is at all possible ( )
Theres a channel 302 (FSN HD) It is really f***ing annoying though because they basically don't show any games in HD. There is a schedule but even on the days when it suppose to be in HD its not.
Any word on the roster move that's going to be made for tonight? Hirsh has not been officially called up yet. Also, Lane did not clear waivers, another team made a claim for him, so he can't be sent down. I would like to see Palmeiro get released but he is signed for almost a million for next year. Might Wilson be gone? Who knows? Garner would like to keep 12 pitchers so something interesting should happen with the roster before tonight's game.
3. Beltran diving catch against Cards in playoffs 2.Ken Caminiti rolls to get ball at third throws out man at 1st on his back 1.Berkman over the shoulder catch at Tal's hill
The Astros HD lineup is so bass ackwards....here are the games that should be on in HD. 8/18/06 7:00 PM Houston @ Milwaukee 8/25/06 7:00 PM Houston @ Pittsburgh 8/31/06 7:05 PM Milwaukee @ Houston 9/1/06 7:05 PM NY Mets @ Houston 9/3/06 1:05 PM NY Mets @ Houston 9/11/06 7:10 PM Houston @ St. Louis 9/12/06 7:10 PM Houston @ St. Louis 9/13/06 1:10 PM Houston @ St. Louis You'd think if they have the equipment and the channel, that they would show more games in HD.
No roster move has been made yet. Yes he is starting but he is not on the 25 man roster yet. http://houston.astros.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/roster_active.jsp?c_id=hou
found this article on espn insider....can't post link because im at work, can somebody post for me...thanks but this is a knock on the astros team and the city! what a bunch of crap Clemens thriving with the splitter By Rob Neyer ESPN Insider Archive In the service of a small side project, I've been reading -- for the first time, believe it or not -- every issue of The Bill James Baseball Abstract Newsletter, a mostly forgotten effort that was published 20 years ago. One of the nice things about the newsletter is that Bill apparently was even less worried than usual about offending anybody. For example, there's this passage: Reading The Sporting News … did you ever realize how often you see the words "Scouts say" … I've always wondered about this … do they say all these things together? I've got this mental picture of 26 guys in plaid pants and white shoes reciting in unison something like "WWatch OOut FFor TThis VVince CColeman KKid" or "JJose DDeleon hhas the bbest sstuff oof aany ttwo-aand-eeleven ppitcher iin the lleague." This is one thing I really miss in being a sabermetrician, not being able to claim that all the scouts agree with me. Of course, nine times in ten no scout ever actually said anything of the sort; it's just the writer trying to lend some weight to his own opinions by attributing them to somebody who knows something, a logical if absurdist extension of the concept of the writer as a mere conduit for knowledge that wells up from the bowels of the game … Roger Clemens Starting Pitcher Houston Astros Profile 2006 SEASON STATISTICS GM W L BB K HR ERA BAA 10 4 4 14 50 3 2.24 .223 Yesterday was Thursday, and Thursday's a big day here because that's when all the new sports magazines arrive. And yesterday in the new Sporting News, under the heading "Scouts Views," I found this: "Roger Clemens finally may be showing signs of decline, a little anyway. His command has been great, but he's relying more on splitters than ever. I really think this time will be it for him." Well, I don't know if Clemens is throwing his splitter more often, or too often. I do know that he's allowed only three home runs in 60 innings. I know he's struck out 7.5 batters per nine innings, which would rank 13th in the National League if he'd pitched enough innings to qualify for the leaderboards. I know his 3.6 strikeout-to-walk ratio would rank eighth. And I know his 2.24 ERA would be best in the league. It's the home runs, or lack thereof, that I find particularly impressive. Brandon Webb, the best pitcher in the National League and the most extreme ground-ball pitcher we've seen in a long, long time, has given up 12 homers in 167 innings. Francisco Liriano might be the best pitcher in the American League when he's healthy, and he's given up nine homers in 119 innings. Johan Santana probably is the best pitcher in the major leagues, and he's given up 19 homers in 169 innings. Oh, and by the way, what Clemens is doing this season is no fluke. Last season he gave up 11 homers in 211 innings. This, as much as anything, has been the key to his middle-aged success. And while I can't prove it, my guess is that his stinginess with the home runs is due in large part to … relying more on splitters. Relying more on splitters might be a good thing. And you know what? This time might be it for him, but only if that's what he wants. Because Roger Clemens is, improbably enough, still one of the very best pitchers around (at least for six innings at a time). And I'll believe he's declining when he actually shows some, you know, actual signs of declining. If he were pitching for the Red Sox or the Yankees, he'd be one of the biggest stories in the game. Senior writer Rob Neyer writes for Insider three times most weeks during the season. You can reach him via rob.neyer@dig.com, and his new book, "Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Blunders," is available everywhere.
He already is one of the biggest stories in the game. And if he were still pitching for the Yankees or Red Sox, my bet is he'd be retired already. AL competition is much tougher; I doubt he'd have around a 2 ERA if he stayed over there. Certainly moving over the NL has prolonged his shelf life...the way he's pitching he could probably go for another few (half) seasons. Don't think he'll do that though; if Pettie goes I think he will too.
It's not knock on the Astros or Houston. Neyer is just acknowledging what everyone knows. There is a baseball reporting bias towards the Yankees and Red Sox. He could have substituted a number of cities for Houston and it would still be true.
Glad to see Ausmus is going to catch Hirsh. I figured Munson would get the opportunity (as he caught Albers last time, and doesn't have a constant battery-mate anymore). Seriously... who is left for Munson to catch? The starting pitching is finally stabalized, and Hirsh probably needs some extra tuteledge. Brad's gonna be out there till his knees fall off.
He's probably got a ton of added adrenaline... but he's throwing that 2-seam sinker at 94 mph. Ridiculous. He can be a harder throwing Brandon Webb clone if he keeps that sinker low, and close to the zone.
